This
definitive documentary tells the story of the infamous St. Louis
episode as recalled by passengers who made the crossing as children and
in readings from the diary of the ship’s captain. In the summer
of 1939, the German luxury liner St. Louis sailed from Hamburg
to Cuba carrying 937 German Jews.

Most had
sold all their belongings to book passage, pay off corrupt German officials,
and buy visas to Cuba. But hope turned to despair when Havana suddenly
barred the ship’s entry. For thirty excruciating days the St.
Louis wandered the seas and was refused haven by every country in
the Americas. Finally, passengers were accepted by Holland, France, Belgium,
and England. Four months later, World War II began and many of the St.
Louis passengers perished in the Holocaust.

PURCHASE
DVD

Home Use DVD:
$29.95

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